Blockchain

BLOCKCHAIN

Table of Contents
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01 Overview
Global blockchain solutions spending 2017-2023 02
Blockchain technology market size worldwide 2018-2025 03
Model focus for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2019 04

02 Markets influenced
Industry focus of the most active blockchain investors 2019 06
Blockchain patent applications worldwide 2008-2019, by industry 07
Relevance of blockchain for logistics companies in the UK 2019 08
Blockchain in automotive and aerospace & aviation - market size by region 2018 09

03 Cryptocurrency
Number of Blockchain wallet users globally 2016-2020 11
Leading cryptocurrency exchanges by volume 2020 12
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Distribution of leading cryptocurrencies 2015-2020, by market cap 13

Average number of daily Ethereum transactions globally 2016-2020 14
Cryptocurrency projects: funds raised worldwide by month 2019 15
Cryptocurrency projects: funds raised worldwide by leading country/region 2019 16
Cryptocurrency projects: funds raised worldwide by industry 2019 17

04 Bitcoin
Bitcoin blockchain size 2010-2020, by quarter 19
Bitcoin market capitalization quarterly 2013-2020 20
Number of Bitcoins in circulation 2012-2020 21
Price of Bitcoin monthly 2012-2020 22
Number of daily Bitcoin transactions 2016-2020 23
Average Bitcoin transaction confirmation time 2017-2020 24
Number of Bitcoin ATMs worldwide 2020, by country 25
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05 Companies & Investments

Level of blockchain startup equity financing worldwide 2012-2018 27
Blockchain ICO projects: funds raised worldwide 2017-2019 28
Amount of blockchain equity financing 2016-2019 29
Most funded Chinese fintech and blockchain startups 2019 30

06 Adoption & barriers

Model focus for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2019 32
Use cases for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2020 33
Investment barriers for blockchain technology worldwide 2018-2020 34
Usage of blockchain security solutions worldwide 2018 and 2019 35
BLOCKCHAIN

Overview
Worldwide spending on blockchain solutions from 2017 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global blockchain solutions spending 2017-2023

16
14.4
14

12
Spending in billion U.S. dollars

10

6
4.3
4
2.7

2 1.5
0.95

0
2017 2018 2019 2020* 2023*

Note: Worldwide; 2017 to 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 37.
2 Source(s): IDC; ID 800426 Overview
Size of the blockchain technology market worldwide from 2018 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Blockchain technology market size worldwide 2018-2025

45

39.7
40

35
Market in billion U.S. dollars

30

25 23.3

20

15 12.7

10
7

5 3
2.2
1.2
0
2018 2019* 2020* 2021* 2022* 2023* 2025*

Note: Worldwide; 2018 to 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 38.
3 Source(s): MarketsandMarkets; Statista estimates; ID 647231 Overview
Blockchain models deployed in organizations worldwide as of 2019*
Model focus for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2019

60%

50%
50%
45% 45%
43%

40%
Share of respondents

29%
30%
23%

20%

10%

2% 2%

0%
Private blockchain Permissioned Public blockchain like Integration of multiple Consortium Decentralized Other/Not sure None
(internal to your blockchain Bitcoin or Ethereum chains application (DApp)
company)

Note: Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Singapore, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States; February 18. to March 8. 2019; 1386
Respondents; global blockchain-savvy senior executives
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 39.
4 Source(s): Deloitte; ID 878706 Overview
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Markets influenced
Most active blockchain investors' industry focus 2019, by number of deals
Industry focus of the most active blockchain investors 2019

160
150

140

120

100
Number of deals

80

60

40 36

21 20 19
20

0
FinTech Blockchain Infrastructure Cyber Security Financial Services Developer Tools

Note: Worldwide
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 40.
6 Source(s): teqatlas.com; ID 1100022 Markets influenced
Number of blockchain patent applications worldwide from 2008 to 2019, by industry
Blockchain patent applications worldwide 2008-2019, by industry

IT methods for management Digital communication Computer technology Control

2008 4 14 4 -
2009 5 20 3 -
2010 3 13 1 -
2011 4 13 3 -
2012 15 10 5 2
2013 20 33 7 7
2014 104 41 21 45
2015 260 74 54 43
2016 479 169 126 65
2017 747 436 276 84
2018 1,711 1,453 985 236
2019* 859 712 483 125

Note: Worldwide; 2008 to 2019

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 41.
7 Source(s): IPlytics GmbH; ID 1015575 Markets influenced
How do you rate the relevance of blockchain for your business?
Relevance of blockchain for logistics companies in the UK 2019

27%

25%
23%
21%

20%
Share of respondents

15%
13%

10%
10%

5%
5%
2%

0%
Very high relevance High relevance Medium relevance Little relevance Very little relevance Don't know No answer

Note: United Kingdom; February 15 to April 28, 2019; 62 Respondents; employees who have been working in logistics for at least 2 years
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 42.
8 Source(s): Statista Expert Survey; Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport; ID 1015512 Markets influenced
Size of blockchain in the automotive and aerospace and aviation market worldwide in 2018, by
region (in million U.S. dollars)
Blockchain in automotive and aerospace & aviation - market size by region 2018

Market size in million U.S. dollars

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Overall market 138

North America 69.1

Europe 39.4

Asia Pacific (APAC) 26.5

Rest of World (RoW) 2.9

Note: Worldwide; 2018

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 43.
9 Source(s): BIS Research; ID 1057311 Markets influenced
BLOCKCHAIN

Cryptocurrency
Number of Blockchain wallet users worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 2nd quarter 2020 (in
millions)
Number of Blockchain wallet users globally 2016-2020

60

50
Number of users in millions

40

30

20

10

0
Q3 '16 Q4' 16 Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 '19 Q3 '19 Q4 '19 Q1 '20 Q2 '20

Note: Worldwide; Q3 2016 to Q2 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 44.
11 Source(s): Blockchain; ID 647374 Cryptocurrency
Leading cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide as of January 2020, by 24 hours volume (in billion
U.S. dollars)
Leading cryptocurrency exchanges by volume 2020

14

12.13
12

10
Billion U.S. dollars

6
5.12
4.37 4.28
3.87
4
2.79
2.07
2 1.65 1.63 1.63

0
Binance ZG.com IDCM EtherFlyer Binance.KR Huobi Global BitRabbit PayBito OKEx WBF Exchange

Note: Worldwide; August 14, 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 45.
12 Source(s): CoinMarketCap; ID 864738 Cryptocurrency
Distribution of leading cryptocurrencies from 2015 to 2020, by market capitalization
Distribution of leading cryptocurrencies 2015-2020, by market cap

Bitcoin (BTC) Ether (ETH) Ripple (XRP) Litecoin (LTC) Monero (XMR) Other

100%

90% 86%
80%
80%
72%
70% 66%

60%
Market share

53%
48%
50%

40%

30%
23% 23%
20% 16% 16%
10% 11%
8% 8% 9% 8%
10% 6% 7%
3% 3% 2% 4% 3% 3% 4%
1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0.5%
0% 0%
0%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Note: Worldwide; 2015 to 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 46.
13 Source(s): Cambridge Judge Business School; CoinMarketCap; Various sources (www.tradingview.com); ID 730782 Cryptocurrency
Number of daily Ethereum transactions worldwide from 1st quarter 2016 to 2nd quarter 2020 (in
1,000s)
Average number of daily Ethereum transactions globally 2016-2020

14,000
12,976
12,529

12,000
Number of transactions in thousands

10,000
8,814

8,000
6,367

6,000

4,000
2,356

2,000 1,475
716.95 886.05 702.28 802.15
375.5 419.92 534.52 564.63 362.74 537.89 463.1
311.88

0
Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020

Note: Worldwide; Q1 2016 to Q2 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 47.
14 Source(s): BitInfoCharts; ID 730818 Cryptocurrency
Amount of funds raised for cryptocurrency initial coin offering (ICO) projects worldwide from 2017 to
2019, by month (in million U.S. dollars)
Cryptocurrency projects: funds raised worldwide by month 2019

Capital raised in million U.S. dollars

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0

April '17 0.06

May '17 0.2
June '17 0.8
July '17 0.4
August '17 0.3
September '17 0.9
October '17 0.9
November '17 0.8
December '17 1.5
January '18 1.4
February '18 1.6
March '18 1.8
April '18 1.1
May '18 0.1
June '18 1.6

Note: Worldwide; 2017 to 2019

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 48.
15 Source(s): ICObench; ID 802938 Cryptocurrency
Amount of funds raised for cryptocurrency initial coin offering (ICO) projects worldwide as of
November 2019, by leading country/region (in billion U.S. dollars)
Cryptocurrency projects: funds raised worldwide by leading country/region 2019

Capital raised in billion U.S. dollars

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

United States 7.33

Singapore 2.46

British Virgin Islands 2.35

Switzerland 1.78

United Kingdom 1.52

Cayman Islands 1.34

Taiwan 1.05

Estonia 0.93

Russian Federation 0.67

Hong Kong 0.65

Note: Worldwide; 2019

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 49.
16 Source(s): ICObench; ID 802902 Cryptocurrency
Amount of funds raised for cryptocurrency initial coin offering (ICO) projects worldwide as of
November 2019, by leading industry (in billion U.S. dollars)
Cryptocurrency projects: funds raised worldwide by industry 2019

Capital raised in billion U.S. dollars

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Cryptocurrency 14.8
Platform 12.6
Business services 4.3
Infrastructure 3.7
Banking 3.7
Investment 3.4
Software 2.9
Internet 2.3
Smart Contract 2.1
Big Data 1.6
Media 1.6
Entertainment 1.5
Communication 1.5
Artificial Intelligence 1.2
Retail 0.9

Note: Worldwide; 2019

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 50.
17 Source(s): ICObench; ID 802925 Cryptocurrency
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Bitcoin
Size of the Bitcoin blockchain from 2010 to 2020, by quarter (in megabytes)
Bitcoin blockchain size 2010-2020, by quarter

300,000

250,000
Blockchain size in megabytes

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

0
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
'10 '10 '11 '11 '11 '11 '12 '12 '12 '12 '13 '13 '13 '13 '14 '14 '14 '14 '15 '15 '15 '15 '16 '16 '16 '16 '17 '17 '17 '17 '18 '18 '18 '18 '19 '19 '19 '19 '20 '20

Note: Worldwide; 2010 to 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 51.
19 Source(s): Blockchain; ID 647523 Bitcoin
Market capitalization of Bitcoin from 4th quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Bitcoin market capitalization quarterly 2013-2020

250

200
Market cap in billion U.S. dollars

150

100

50

0
Q4 '13Q1 '14Q2 '14Q3 '14Q4 '14Q1 '15Q2 '15Q3 '15Q4 '15Q1 '16Q2 '16Q3' 16Q4' 16Q1 '17Q2 '17Q3 '17Q4 '17Q1 '18Q2 '18Q3 '18Q4 '18Q1 '19Q2 '19Q3 '19Q4 '19Q1 '20

Note: Worldwide; Q4 2013 to Q1 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 52.
20 Source(s): CoinMarketCap; ID 377382 Bitcoin
Number of Bitcoins in circulation worldwide from 4th quarter 2012 to 2nd quarter 2020 (in millions)
Number of Bitcoins in circulation 2012-2020

20

18

16
Number of Bitcoins in millions

14

12

10

0
Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
'12 '13 '13 '13 '13 '14 '14 '14 '14 '15 '15 '15 '15 '16 '16 '16 '16 '17 '17 '17 '17 '18 '18 '18 '18 '19 '19 '19 '19 '20 '20

Note: Worldwide; Q4 2012 to Q2 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 53.
21 Source(s): Blockchain; ID 247280 Bitcoin
Bitcoin price index from July 2012 to August 2020 (in U.S. dollars)
Price of Bitcoin monthly 2012-2020

16,000

13,860.14
14,000

11,643.66
Bitcoin price index in U.S. dollars

12,000 10,908.18 11,118.92

10,309.64
10,166.51
9,916.54 9,688.32
9,244.32 9,506.7
9,487.96 9,388.88
9,225
10,000 9,188.06
8,773.11
8,639.59
8,287.04
8,085.71
7,726.89
7,487.19 7,551.24
8,000 6,926.02 7,013.97 7,179.96
6,604.97
6,387.316,320.45 6,483.74

6,000 5,151.43
4,764.87
4,353.05
4,349.29 4,241.744,081.22
3,799.68
3,689.56
4,000 3,441.03
2,873.83
2,504.28
2,328.91
2,000 1,124.76 1,349.19
1,190.89
1,079.75
848.29 623.26
757.5 672.48 968.23
967.67
742.01
697.37
543.93 639.36
581.35
445.87 478.07 625.88
608.44
572.33
12.56
12.4
11.2
10.16
9.35 139.23
93.03
33.38
20.41
13.51 198.23 458.5
129.46
128.82 123.1
97.91
97.51 386.27
377.09
336.8
319.7
253.53
216.91 262.48
243.39
236.57
230 376.91
312.43
283.94
236.25
230.02 449.33
436.61
430.05
415.16
367.13

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Sep 13

Sep 14

Sep 15

Aug 16

Aug 17

Aug 18

Aug 19

Aug 20
Jan 13

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Jan 15

Jan 16

Jun 16

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May 13

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Note: Worldwide; July 2012 to August 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 54.
22 Source(s): CoinDesk; ID 326707 Bitcoin
Number of daily Bitcoin transactions from 1st quarter 2016 to 2nd quarter 2020 (in 1,000s)
Number of daily Bitcoin transactions 2016-2020

450

400

350
Number of transactions in thousands

300

250

200

150

100

50

0
Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020

Note: Worldwide; Q1 2016 to Q2 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 55.
23 Source(s): Cambridge Judge Business School; Various sources (www.blockchain.com); ID 730806 Bitcoin
Average confirmation time of Bitcoin transactions from January 2017 to July 2020 (in minutes)
Average Bitcoin transaction confirmation time 2017-2020

100
91
90

80
71
70
Time in minutes

60

50
40
38
40

30

20 14.26
12 12.31 11.439.93 1010.36 10.679.6 9.8
8.05 9.8 9.6610.449.299.23 9.8 9.11 9 11.259.2910.36
10.219.8 9.298.838.83 10.29 9.478.428.6811.08
9.299.29 9.610.36 10.91 9.06 9.4 9.6
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24 Source(s): BitInfoCharts; ID 793539 Bitcoin
Number of Bitcoin ATMs in selected countries worldwide as of July 2020
Number of Bitcoin ATMs worldwide 2020, by country

Number of Bitcoin ATMs

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000

United States 6,366

Canada 747
United Kingdom 256
Austria 153
Switzerland 78
Spain 72
Czech Republic 67
Poland 60
Hong Kong 59
Germany 59
Netherlands 54
Italy 52
Greece 51
Russian Federation 49
Slovakia 44

Note: Worldwide; July 8, 2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 57.
25 Source(s): Various sources (Coin ATM Radar); ID 343147 Bitcoin
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Companies & Investments

Equity funding and investment of blockchain startup companies worldwide from 2012 to 2019 (in
million U.S. dollars)
Level of blockchain startup equity financing worldwide 2012-2018

4,500
4,152

4,000

3,500
Investment in million U.S. dollars

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500
1,053
1,000 783
524 550
500 357
93
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 1H 2019

Note: Worldwide; 2012 to 2019

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 58.
27 Source(s): CB Insights; ID 621207 Companies & Investments
Total funding raised by blockchain initial coin offerings (ICO) worldwide in 2017 and 2019, by
quarter (in million U.S. dollars)
Blockchain ICO projects: funds raised worldwide 2017-2019

Capital raised in million U.S. dollars

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000

Q1 '17 10

Q2 '17 950

Q3 '17 2,040

Q4 '17 3,450

Q1 '18 6,880

Q2 '18 4,300

Q3 '18 1,100

Q4 '18 340

Q1 '19 120

Q2 '19 48

Note: Worldwide; 2017 to 2019

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 59.
28 Source(s): CB Insights; ID 804748 Companies & Investments
Worldwide equity financing (excluding ICOs) on blockchain solutions from 3rd quarter 2016 to 2nd
quarter 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
Amount of blockchain equity financing 2016-2019

1,600

1,372
1,400
1,227
Equity financing in million U.S. dollars

1,200

1,004
1,000

800

609
600 529 549

400
266 275

150 174
200 117
83

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Q3 '16 Q4 '16 Q1 '17 Q2 '17 Q3 '17 Q4 '17 Q1 '18 Q2 '18 Q3 '18 Q4 '18 Q1 '19 Q2 '19

Note: Worldwide; Q3 2016 to Q2 2019

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 60.
29 Source(s): CB Insights; ID 804741 Companies & Investments
Total funding of the leading fintech and blockchain startups in China as of June 2019 (in million U.S.
dollars)
Most funded Chinese fintech and blockchain startups 2019

Total funding in million U.S. dollars

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000

Ant Financial 22,000

JD Digits 4,949

Du Xiaoman Financial 4,800

Lu.com 3,020

Suning Finance 3,015

CMC Capital Group 1,510

Souche 1,210

Yixin Capital 1,130

Bitmain 765

9F Group 581

Note: China; as of June 2019

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 61.
30 Source(s): Abacus news; CrunchBase; SCMP; ID 911440 Companies & Investments
BLOCKCHAIN

Adoption & barriers

Blockchain models deployed in organizations worldwide as of 2019*
Model focus for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2019

60%

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(internal to your blockchain Bitcoin or Ethereum chains application (DApp)
company)

Note: Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Singapore, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States; February 18. to March 8. 2019; 1386
Respondents; global blockchain-savvy senior executives
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 62.
32 Source(s): Deloitte; ID 878706 Adoption & barriers
Blockchain technology use cases in organizations worldwide as of 2020*
Use cases for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2020

35% 33%
32%
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30%
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Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 63.
33 Source(s): Deloitte; ID 878732 Adoption & barriers
Barriers to greater investment in blockchain technology worldwide from 2018 to 2020*
Investment barriers for blockchain technology worldwide 2018-2020

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Share of respondents who feel issue is a barrier

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6. to March 3. 2020; 1488 Respondents; global blockchain-savvy senior executives
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 64.
34 Source(s): Deloitte; ID 878686 Adoption & barriers
Adoption status of blockchain security solutions in organizations worldwide in 2018 and 2019*
Usage of blockchain security solutions worldwide 2018 and 2019

Share of respondents

On my radar or actively searching Piloting In production Upgrading/refining Not interested

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

2018 39% 7% 7% 4% 42%

2019 36% 7% 4% 3% 50%

Note: Worldwide; 2018 and 2019; 528 Respondents; survey respondents are involved in IT and/or corporate/physical security decisions
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 65.
35 Source(s): IDG Research Services; ID 1050313 Adoption & barriers
BLOCKCHAIN

References
Worldwide spending on blockchain solutions from 2017 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global blockchain solutions spending 2017-2023

Description
Source and methodology information
In 2020, global spending on blockchain solutions is projected to reach 4.3 billion dollars. Spending growth on
Source(s) IDC blockchain solutions will be compromised due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, but will still remain quite
high - the projected 2020 spending is nearly 60 percent higher than that from the previous year. Forecasts
Conducted by IDC
suggest that spending on blockchain solutions will continue to grow in the coming years, reaching over 14 billion
Survey period 2017 to 2020 U.S. dollars annually by 2023. Blockchain Widely known for its association with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin,
blockchain technology is simply an electronic list of connected records and verified records. Some of the benefits
Region(s) Worldwide of this electronic "ledger" are that it is tamper-evident and can be efficiently updated online due to its nature as a
decentralized network across many devices. These features make the technology perfect for data validation,
Number of respondents n.a. data access, and identity protection, which serve as blockchain`s most common use cases . Enterprises around
the world have begun to adopt private blockchain for internal purposes such as record keeping and intra-
Age group n.a.
company transactions, as well as public blockchain like Bitcoins in their payment processes. The business of
Special characteristics n.a. blockchain Given the potential of the technology and the widespread business interest in the capabilities it can
provide, blockchain has become a huge market in its own right, even at this relatively early stage of the
Published by IDC technology`s development. Promising blockchain startup companies regularly accumulate hundreds of millions of
dollars of investment in their initial offerings , with particularly successful ones such as EOS raking in multiple
Publication date June 2020 billions.
Original source idc.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: * Forecast

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Size of the blockchain technology market worldwide from 2018 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Blockchain technology market size worldwide 2018-2025

Description
Source and methodology information
Forecasts suggest that global blockchain technology revenues will experience massive growth in the coming
Source(s) MarketsandMarkets; Statista estimates years, with the market expected to climb to over 39 billion U.S. dollars in size by 2025. The financial sector has
been one of the quickest to invest in blockchain , with over 60 percent of the technology`s market value
Conducted by Statista estimates; MarketsandMarkets
concentrated in this field. How is blockchain used? Given its nature as a tamper-evident distributed ledger, the
Survey period 2018 to 2020 technology offers many possible uses to business ventures spanning across different industries. As of 2018, the
most common use cases for blockchain within organizations include supply chain management and Internet of
Region(s) Worldwide Things (IoT). The technology has also proven itself to have great promise in the field of digital currency and
payments, with the most successful cryptocurrencies in the world built using the platform and many businesses
Number of respondents n.a. using some type of blockchain system for inter-company transactions. The business of blockchain Given the
potential of the technology and the widespread business interest in the capabilities it can provide, blockchain has
Age group n.a.
become an industry in its own right, even at this relatively early stage of its development. Promising blockchain
Special characteristics n.a. startup companies regularly accumulate hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in their initial offerings ,
with particularly successful ones such as EOS raking in multiple billions.
Published by MarketsandMarkets

Publication date May 2020

Original source marketsandmarkets.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: *Forecast Figures for years 2019 to 2022 are estimates based on a
constant annual growth rate of 80.2 percent during the forecast period, as
given by the source.

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Blockchain models deployed in organizations worldwide as of 2019*
Model focus for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2019

Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic presents information regarding which blockchain models organizations focused on worldwide as of
Source(s) Deloitte 2019. About half percent of the respondents stated that their organizations were focusing on a private blockchain
model.
Conducted by Deloitte

Survey period February 18. to March 8. 2019

Region(s) Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Singapore,

Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Number of respondents 1386

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics global blockchain-savvy senior executives

Published by Deloitte

Publication date May 2019

Original source Deloitte's 2019 Global Blockchain Survey, page 33

Website URL visit the website

Notes: *The original survey question was phrased as "Which blockchain model is
your organization of project focusing its activities on?" Percentages equal
more than 100 percent because respondents were allowed to submit more
than one answer.

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Most active blockchain investors' industry focus 2019, by number of deals
Industry focus of the most active blockchain investors 2019

Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic shows the most active blockchain investors' industry focus by number of deals in 2019. FinTech
Source(s) teqatlas.com was the most attractive area for investors, registering a total of 150 completed deals.
Conducted by teqatlas.com

Survey period 2019

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by teqatlas.com

Publication date August 2019

Original source teqatlas.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Number of blockchain patent applications worldwide from 2008 to 2019, by industry
Blockchain patent applications worldwide 2008-2019, by industry

Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic shows the total number of blockchain patent applications worldwide from 2008 to 2019, by industry.
Source(s) IPlytics GmbH According to research conducted by IPlytics , a total of 1,711 blockchain patent applications were filed in 2018 in
the IT methods for management segment, a vast increase from just 20 applications five years earlier.
Conducted by IPlytics GmbH

Survey period 2008 to 2019

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by IPlytics GmbH

Publication date June 2019

Original source iplytics.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: *As of April 2019

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How do you rate the relevance of blockchain for your business?
Relevance of blockchain for logistics companies in the UK 2019

Description
Source and methodology information
The displayed data shows the results of an expert survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2019 on the
Source(s) Statista Expert Survey; Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport relevance of blockchain for logistics companies. Participants of the survey were employees who have been
working in logistics for at least 2 years. Some 5 percent of respondents rated the relevance of blockchain for
Conducted by Statista
their business as very high.
Survey period February 15 to April 28, 2019

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents 62

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics employees who have been working in logistics for at least 2 years

Published by Statista

Publication date June 2019

Original source statista.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Size of blockchain in the automotive and aerospace and aviation market worldwide in 2018, by
region (in million U.S. dollars)
Blockchain in automotive and aerospace & aviation - market size by region 2018

Description
Source and methodology information
In 2018, the blockchain market in automotive and aerospace and aviation in North America was valued at 69.1
Source(s) BIS Research million U.S. dollars. The region accounted for over 50 percent of the total market in that year.
Conducted by BIS Research

Survey period 2018

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by BIS Research

Publication date September 2019

Original source Blockchain in Automotive and Aerospace & Aviation Market

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Number of Blockchain wallet users worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 2nd quarter 2020 (in
millions)
Number of Blockchain wallet users globally 2016-2020

Description
Source and methodology information
The number of Blockchain wallets has been growing since the creation of the Bitcoin virtual currency in 2009,
Source(s) Blockchain reaching over 50 million Blockchain wallet users at the end of June 2020. Blockchain is the technology that
made Bitcoin popular and is a critical part of most cryptocurrencies. A "block" in this case refers to a record of
Conducted by Blockchain
the owners of all bitcoins, as well as the previous owners. Since this "chain" of ownership is distributed globally,
Survey period Q3 2016 to Q2 2020 it is extremely difficult to alter the ownership records. What is a wallet? A "wallet" in the digital sense implies a
layer of security known as "tokenization" . The user stores his or her personal data with the wallet provider in a
Region(s) Worldwide digital account, or wallet. This provider sends payment information to vendors in the form of a token. This token,
instead of containing the personal information of the account owner, only holds enough information for the wallet
Number of respondents n.a. provider to associate the transaction with the correct account, usually an account number. Other uses for
blockchain Blockchain`s use is not limited to cryptocurrencies. Its distributed ledger technology has applications
Age group n.a.
in a variety of sectors , including non-financial industries such as healthcare and energy. As the number of
Special characteristics n.a. blockchain applications rises, the number of blockchain wallet users will continue to increase.

Published by Blockchain

Publication date July 2020

Original source blockchain.info

Website URL visit the website

Notes: End of quarter data.

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Leading cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide as of January 2020, by 24 hours volume (in billion
U.S. dollars)
Leading cryptocurrency exchanges by volume 2020

Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic presents the leading cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide by 24 hours volume as of August 2020.
Source(s) CoinMarketCap At that time, Binance had a 24 hours volume of 12.13 billion U.S. dollars, making it the largest cryptocurrency
exchange globally.
Conducted by CoinMarketCap

Survey period August 14, 2020

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by CoinMarketCap

Publication date August 2020

Original source coinmarketcap.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Distribution of leading cryptocurrencies from 2015 to 2020, by market capitalization
Distribution of leading cryptocurrencies 2015-2020, by market cap

Description
Source and methodology information
The statistic presents the distribution of leading cryptocurrencies from 2015 to 2020, by market capitalization.
Source(s) Cambridge Judge Business School; CoinMarketCap; Various sources The market capitalization of Bitcoin constituted 66 percent of total market cap of all cryptocurrencies in 2020.
(www.tradingview.com) This figure decreased from 86 percent in 2015, in large part due to the rise of other cryptocurrencies.
Conducted by Cambridge Judge Business School; CoinMarketCap; Various sources
(www.tradingview.com)

Survey period 2015 to 2020

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Cambridge Judge Business School; Various sources

(www.tradingview.com)

Publication date March 2020

Original source www.tradingview.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: Data as of March of each year. Data before 2018 published by Cambridge
Judge Business School23

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Number of daily Ethereum transactions worldwide from 1st quarter 2016 to 2nd quarter 2020 (in
1,000s)
Average number of daily Ethereum transactions globally 2016-2020

Description
Source and methodology information
The statistic presents the average number of daily Ethereum transactions from the first quarter of 2016 to the
Source(s) BitInfoCharts second quarter of 2020. At the end of the second quarter of 2020, there was an average of 463 thousand
Ethereum transactions recorded daily worldwide.
Conducted by BitInfoCharts

Survey period Q1 2016 to Q2 2020

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by BitInfoCharts

Publication date July 2020

Original source bitinfocharts.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Amount of funds raised for cryptocurrency initial coin offering (ICO) projects worldwide from 2017 to
2019, by month (in million U.S. dollars)
Cryptocurrency projects: funds raised worldwide by month 2019

Description
Source and methodology information
The statistic presents the funds raised for cryptocurrency initial coin offering (ICO) projects from 2017 to 2019, by
Source(s) ICObench month. In November 2019, about 52 million U.S. dollars were raised for ICO projects worldwide.
Conducted by ICObench

Survey period 2017 to 2019

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by ICObench

Publication date December 2019

Original source ICO Market Monthly Analysis November 2019, page 17

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Amount of funds raised for cryptocurrency initial coin offering (ICO) projects worldwide as of
November 2019, by leading country/region (in billion U.S. dollars)
Cryptocurrency projects: funds raised worldwide by leading country/region 2019

Description
Source and methodology information
The statistic presents the leading countries in terms of funds raised for cryptocurrency initial coin offering (ICO)
Source(s) ICObench projects, as of November 2019. The amount raised for cryptocurrency projects in the United States have
amounted to about 7.33 billion U.S. dollars as of that time.
Conducted by ICObench

Survey period 2019

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by ICObench

Publication date December 2019

Original source ICO Market Monthly Analysis November 2019, page 22

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Amount of funds raised for cryptocurrency initial coin offering (ICO) projects worldwide as of
November 2019, by leading industry (in billion U.S. dollars)
Cryptocurrency projects: funds raised worldwide by industry 2019

Description
Source and methodology information
The statistic presents the funds raised for cryptocurrency initial coin offering (ICO) projects as of November
Source(s) ICObench 2019, by industry. The ICOs raised for the cryptocurrency industry amounted to 14.8 billion U.S. dollars as of
that time.
Conducted by ICObench

Survey period 2019

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by ICObench

Publication date December 2019

Original source ICO Market Monthly Analysis November 2019, page 25

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Size of the Bitcoin blockchain from 2010 to 2020, by quarter (in megabytes)
Bitcoin blockchain size 2010-2020, by quarter

Description
Source and methodology information
The size of the Bitcoin blockchain has experienced consistently high levels of growth since its creation, reaching
Source(s) Blockchain approximately 285.06 gigabytes in size as of the end of June 2020. The bitcoin blockchain is a distributed
database that contains a continuously-growing and tamper-evident list of all Bitcoin transactions and records
Conducted by Blockchain
since the date of its initial release in January of 2009. Cryptocurrency Bitcoin is the biggest name in
Survey period 2010 to 2020 cryptocurrency in terms of both price index and market capitalization . Given the growing public investment into
crypto, Bitcoin and other established currencies, such as Ethereum and Ripple, are facing increased competition
Region(s) Worldwide from new, well-funded cryptocurrencies, which raised 1.2 billion U.S. dollars in total in initial coin offering (ICO) in
May 2019 . Blockchain Blockchain technology`s unique ability to provide an open ledger for recording
Number of respondents n.a. transactions while simultaneously ensuring security and verifiability lends itself to a variety of uses other than just
cryptocurrency. Blockchain experts envision a huge amount of possible applications, with everything from supply
Age group n.a.
chain management to online personal identification. Perhaps the most telling sign of the technology`s versatility
Special characteristics n.a. is the fact that executives across industries are rushing to invest in blockchain solutions of their own .

Published by Blockchain

Publication date June 2020

Original source blockchain.info

Website URL visit the website

Notes: End of quarter data.

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Market capitalization of Bitcoin from 4th quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Bitcoin market capitalization quarterly 2013-2020

Description
Source and methodology information
The market capitalization of Bitcoin currently sits at 117.81 billion U.S. dollars. Market capitalization is calculated
Source(s) CoinMarketCap by multiplying the total number of Bitcoins in circulation by the Bitcoin price. The Bitcoin market capitalization
increased from approximately 1.02 billion U.S. dollars in the second quarter of 2013 to peak at 238 billion U.S.
Conducted by CoinMarketCap
dollars in the fourth quarter of 2017. Bitcoin - additional information While its market capitalization grew at an
Survey period Q4 2013 to Q1 2020 unbelievable rate from 2013 to 2017, the public is only slowly becoming aware of its existence. As many as 25
percent of Americans were still not familiar with bitcoin and as of 2019. While there are over 18 million bitcoins in
Region(s) Worldwide circulation , there are only 6,674 Bitcoin ATMs around the world. So its physical presence is minimal, and the
majority of ATMs are located in the United States. What makes a bitcoin different than traditional currency is that
Number of respondents n.a. it is decentralized and no single institution or bank controls the bitcoin network. It is also unique because an
account is easy to set up and it is completely transparent. The bitcoin price index (the average bitcoin price
Age group n.a.
across leading global exchanges) has also increased significantly since its creation, rising from 367 U.S. dollars
Special characteristics n.a. in January 2016 to a peak of over 13,000 U.S. dollars at the end of December 2017.

Published by CoinMarketCap

Publication date July 2020

Original source coinmarketcap.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: End of quarter data. Figures have been rounded.

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Number of Bitcoins in circulation worldwide from 4th quarter 2012 to 2nd quarter 2020 (in millions)
Number of Bitcoins in circulation 2012-2020

Description
Source and methodology information
In the second quarter of 2020, there were 18.42 million Bitcoins in the world. Bitcoin is a virtual currency. It can
Source(s) Blockchain be bought and sold through online exchanges or ATMs . Since the technology is still new, retailers are still
reluctant to accept payment in Bitcoin. Currency or asset? Bitcoin`s use in making transactions is a minor factor
Conducted by Blockchain
in what motivates consumers to invest in Bitcoin. More are interested in the technology behind the currency or
Survey period Q4 2012 to Q2 2020 see it as an investment. As such, many pay more attention to indicators such as market capitalization , trying to
use Bitcoin`s volatility to profit. This volatility makes Bitcoin an attractive albeit risky investment, but it may be a
Region(s) Worldwide major factor in merchants` reluctance to use it for transactions. The cryptocurrency market Bitcoin is no longer
the only virtual currency in circulation. Other leading virtual currencies include Tether, Ethereum, and Litecoin.
Number of respondents n.a. Users "mine" these currencies by leasing computing power, which is used in processing transactions in
exchange for a portion of the currency. In spite of growing competition, Bitcoin is still the dominant player for the
Age group n.a.
time being.
Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Blockchain

Publication date July 2020

Original source blockchain.info

Website URL visit the website

Notes: End of quarter data. Figures have been rounded.

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Bitcoin price index from July 2012 to August 2020 (in U.S. dollars)
Price of Bitcoin monthly 2012-2020

Description
Source and methodology information
The average price of one bitcoin was approximately 11,118.92 U.S. dollars at the end of July 2020. Bitcoins are
Source(s) CoinDesk traded on several independent exchanges worldwide and there may be differences in the prices. The bitcoin
price index provides the average price across the leading global exchanges. Bitcoin`s highest price The virtual
Conducted by CoinDesk
currency has had a volatile trading history since its creation in 2009. The first price hike occurred during 2013
Survey period July 2012 to August 2020 when one bitcoin was trading at around 1,124 U.S. dollars in November. Four years later, bitcoin experienced a
meteoric rise and reached record highs, with some exchanges having the price of a single bitcoin at
Region(s) Worldwide approximately 20,000 U.S. dollars in late 2017. However, prices soon started to tumble in the months that
followed. In 2020, there are around 18 million bitcoins in circulation worldwide , and the global value of all
Number of respondents n.a. bitcoins is approximately 118 billion U.S. dollars. What is cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrencies are virtual currencies
that use blockchain technology to track transactions through a network of computers. They can be used as an
Age group n.a.
alternative currency to buy goods and services, but many people buy them as an investment, hoping that the
Special characteristics n.a. value is pushed up because others want them in the future. Bitcoin held a 66 percent share of the total
cryptocurrency market in 2020. There have been calls for the crypto market to be more regulated because
Published by CoinDesk money is created and transferred without the actions of monetary authorities.

Publication date September 2020

Original source coindesk.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: Bitcoin price index represents an average of bitcoin prices across leading
global exchanges that meet criteria specified by the source. End of month
closing prices.

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Number of daily Bitcoin transactions from 1st quarter 2016 to 2nd quarter 2020 (in 1,000s)
Number of daily Bitcoin transactions 2016-2020

Description
Source and methodology information
The statistic presents the number of daily Bitcoin transactions from the first quarter 2016 to the second quarter of
Source(s) Cambridge Judge Business School; Various sources 2020. At the end of the first quarter of 2020, there were 299,733 Bitcoin transactions recorded daily worldwide.
(www.blockchain.com)

Conducted by Cambridge Judge Business School; Various sources

(www.blockchain.com)

Survey period Q1 2016 to Q2 2020

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Cambridge Judge Business School; Various sources

(www.blockchain.com)

Publication date August 2020

Original source www.blockchain.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: End of quarter data.

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Average confirmation time of Bitcoin transactions from January 2017 to July 2020 (in minutes)
Average Bitcoin transaction confirmation time 2017-2020

Description
Source and methodology information
The average confirmation time for a Bitcoin transaction was 9.6 minutes in August 2020. This is much lower than
Source(s) BitInfoCharts the May 2019 peak of over 12 minutes. The effect of the longer transaction time may not be an issue for
cryptocurrency speculators, but it may make Bitcoin an unattractive medium of exchange. What is a virtual
Conducted by BitInfoCharts
currency? Virtual currencies, also known as cryptocurrencies , are internet-based assets that can perform the
Survey period January 2017 to July 2020 basic functions of a currency. Many people like the fact that they have no centralized regulating authority, using
cryptography to ensure security. However, a small percentage of people currently own Bitcoin , which reduces
Region(s) Worldwide their impact in commerce. Reasons for fluctuations While not often used for purchases, investors have flocked
towards Bitcoin and other virtual currencies for investment. Fluctuations in price could lead to changes in
Number of respondents n.a. investor activity, which would have correlating changes in transaction times. Given Bitcoin`s security algorithm,
which depends on a distributed ledger, an increase in the number of Bitcoins in circulation could also lead to
Age group n.a.
longer transaction times.
Special characteristics n.a.

Published by BitInfoCharts

Publication date September 2020

Original source bitinfocharts.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: End of month data.

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Number of Bitcoin ATMs in selected countries worldwide as of July 2020
Number of Bitcoin ATMs worldwide 2020, by country

Description
Source and methodology information
The statistic depicts the number of Bitcoin ATMs in selected countries worldwide as of July 8, 2020. As of that
Source(s) Various sources (Coin ATM Radar) day, there were 6,366 Bitcoin ATMs in the United States. Bitcoin - additional information Bitcoin is a type of
digital currency which is created and processed electronically, without being controlled centrally by any
Conducted by Various sources (Coin ATM Radar)
institution. Decentralized character of Bitcoin is what makes it different from other conventional currencies.
Survey period July 8, 2020 Although the number of Bitcoins in circulation has increased over time, the Bitcoin price has been subject to
fluctuations. Apart from uncertainty regarding the future of Bitcoin, there are various reasons why people all over
Region(s) Worldwide the world are skeptical about this virtual currency. In February 2017, there were 986 Bitcoin ATMs worldwide .
Their number increased to 6,674 in February 2020. The highest number of Bitcoin ATMs was recorded in the
Number of respondents n.a. United States in 2020. Canada, the United Kingdom and Austria followed. In total, over 74 percent of global
ATMs were concentrated in North America . There are two main types of Bitcoin ATMs: the basic ones, allowing
Age group n.a.
the users only to purchase Bitcoins, and more complex ones, enabling the users both to buy and sell the virtual
Special characteristics n.a. money. In case of complex ATMs, only the members of a particular ATM producer can use the ATM. As of June
2019, General Bytes was the leading Bitcoin ATM manufacturer worldwide , with nearly 32 percent of the global
Published by Various sources (Coin ATM Radar) market share.

Publication date July 2020

Original source coinatmradar.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Equity funding and investment of blockchain startup companies worldwide from 2012 to 2019 (in
million U.S. dollars)
Level of blockchain startup equity financing worldwide 2012-2018

Description
Source and methodology information
As of the first half of 2019, blockchain start-up companies around the world had amassed 783 million U.S.
Source(s) CB Insights dollars in investment funding. The market has grown drastically since its mainstream introduction around 2012,
with total investment funding rising from just one million dollars to over 4.15 billion in 2018. Blockchain
Conducted by CB Insights
technology overview Blockchain is a form of tamper-evident distributed ledger of records, which offers
Survey period 2012 to 2019 businesses a secure way to record transactions across a peer-to-peer network. Still a relatively new
phenomenon, organizations from countries around the world are rushing to introduce the technology into their
Region(s) Worldwide businesses . Blockchain is perhaps best known for its use within cryptocurrency technology, but its potential use
cases cover a much broader spectrum apart from digital currencies. Within companies, some of the most popular
Number of respondents n.a. blockchain use cases include data validation, data access, and identity protection. As of 2018, nearly 30 percent
of organizations in the consumer products and manufacturing industry had already deployed blockchain
Age group n.a.
technology within their business, with another 45 percent of these companies in the blockchain experimentation
Special characteristics n.a. phase.

Published by CB Insights

Publication date July 2019

Original source cbinsights.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Total funding raised by blockchain initial coin offerings (ICO) worldwide in 2017 and 2019, by
quarter (in million U.S. dollars)
Blockchain ICO projects: funds raised worldwide 2017-2019

Description
Source and methodology information
The statistic presents the total funding raised by cryptocurrency initial coin offerings (ICOs) from 2017 to 2019,
Source(s) CB Insights by quarter. The amount raised by blockchain ICOs peaked in the first quarter of 2018, amounting to 6.88 billion
U.S. dollars.
Conducted by CB Insights

Survey period 2017 to 2019

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by CB Insights

Publication date July 2019

Original source cbinsights.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Worldwide equity financing (excluding ICOs) on blockchain solutions from 3rd quarter 2016 to 2nd
quarter 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
Amount of blockchain equity financing 2016-2019

Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic presents the amount of equity funds spent on blockchain solutions worldwide from 2016 to 2019, by
Source(s) CB Insights quarter. In the second quarter of 2019, about 174 million U.S. dollars were spent on blockchain equity financing.
Conducted by CB Insights

Survey period Q3 2016 to Q2 2019

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by CB Insights

Publication date July 2019

Original source cbinsights.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: n.a.

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Total funding of the leading fintech and blockchain startups in China as of June 2019 (in million U.S.
dollars)
Most funded Chinese fintech and blockchain startups 2019

Description
Source and methodology information
The graph shows the total funding of the leading fintech and blockchain startups in China as of June 2019.As of
Source(s) Abacus news; CrunchBase; SCMP that time, Ant Financial received a total funding of 22 billion U.S. dollars.
Conducted by CrunchBase

Survey period as of June 2019

Region(s) China

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Abacus news; SCMP

Publication date July 2019

Original source China internet report 2019, page 99

Website URL visit the website

Notes: The total funding amount is highly dependent on company disclosure and
may vary by sources. Best estimates applied here by the source.

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Blockchain models deployed in organizations worldwide as of 2019*
Model focus for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2019

Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic presents information regarding which blockchain models organizations focused on worldwide as of
Source(s) Deloitte 2019. About half percent of the respondents stated that their organizations were focusing on a private blockchain
model.
Conducted by Deloitte

Survey period February 18. to March 8. 2019

Region(s) Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Singapore,

Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Number of respondents 1386

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics global blockchain-savvy senior executives

Published by Deloitte

Publication date May 2019

Original source Deloitte's 2019 Global Blockchain Survey, page 33

Website URL visit the website

Notes: *The original survey question was phrased as "Which blockchain model is
your organization of project focusing its activities on?" Percentages equal
more than 100 percent because respondents were allowed to submit more
than one answer.

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Blockchain technology use cases in organizations worldwide as of 2020*
Use cases for blockchain technology in organizations worldwide 2020

Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic presents global organizations' use cases for blockchain technology as of 2020. About 33 percent of
Source(s) Deloitte respondents stated that their companies were working on a digital currency use case based on the technology.
Conducted by Deloitte

Survey period February 6. to March 3. 2020

Region(s) Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico,
Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom, United States

Number of respondents 1488

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics global blockchain-savvy senior executives

Published by Deloitte

Publication date June 2020

Original source Deloitte's 2020 Global Blockchain Survey, page 33

Website URL visit the website

Notes: *The original survey question was phrased as "Which of the following
blockchain use cases is your organization or project working on?"
Percentages equal more than 100 percent because respondents were
allowed to submit more than one answer.

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Barriers to greater investment in blockchain technology worldwide from 2018 to 2020*
Investment barriers for blockchain technology worldwide 2018-2020

Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic presents information about the barriers to greater investment in blockchain technology worldwide
Source(s) Deloitte from 2018 to 2020. Around 34 percent of respondents stated that potential security threats were an issue for
their organization when considering whether to increase investment in blockchain technology as of 2020.
Conducted by Deloitte

Survey period February 6. to March 3. 2020

Region(s) Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico,
Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom, United States

Number of respondents 1488

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics global blockchain-savvy senior executives

Published by Deloitte

Publication date June 2020

Original source Deloitte's 2020 Global Blockchain Survey, page 32

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Notes: *The original survey question was phrased as "What are your organization
or project's barriers, if any, to increasing adoption and scale in blockchain
technology? (Percentage of respondents who feel the issue is a barrier)
Percentages equal more than 100 percent because respondents were
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Adoption status of blockchain security solutions in organizations worldwide in 2018 and 2019*
Usage of blockchain security solutions worldwide 2018 and 2019

Description
Source and methodology information
Global organizations' interest in adoption blockchain security solutions seems to have decreased in 2019. In
Source(s) IDG Research Services comparison to 2018, fewer respondents reported using the distributed ledger technology for IT security in their
organizations in 2019.
Conducted by IDG Research Services

Survey period 2018 and 2019

Region(s) Worldwide

Number of respondents 528

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics survey respondents are involved in IT and/or corporate/physical security

decisions

Published by IDG Research Services

Publication date July 2019

Original source 2019 Security Priorities Study, page 6

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Notes: n.a.

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